Grain-spout



(No Model.)

W/ TN E SSE S f A. D. BELLINGER. GRAIN SPOUT.

Patented June 7,1898.

24 Sheets-Sheet 2.

/N VENTO@ ATTORNEYSA Fig. 3 is a front view thereof.

Nr'rnn STATES Frisia.

ALBERT DELOSS BELLINGER, OF WESTYSUPERIOR, l/VISCONSIN.

G RAIN-SPO UT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 605,375, dated June 7, 1898. Application filed November 29, 1897. Serial No. 660,053. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT DELO'ss BEL- LINGER, of West Superior, in the county of Douglas and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and Improved Grain-Spout, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to spouts for loading grain from elevators into boats; and the object is to provide a spout that may be easily manipulated to direct grain to any part of a boat and that may be quickly shortened and lengthened at will.

I will describe a Vgrain-spout embodying my invention, and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specication, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a grain-spout embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a supporting device therefor. Fig."4 is a side elevation of the spout, drawn on an enlarged scale. Fig. 5 is a top plan thereof. Fig. 6 is a section through the line 6 G of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is a section through the line 7 7 of Fig. 4, and Fig. S is a longitudinal section of a portion of the spout.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the wall of a grain-elevator and through which a short spout 2 leads." Pivotally connected to the short spout 2, as at 3, is what I term the inner grain-spout 4. l

Mounted to slide on the section 4 of the grain-spout is a section 5, having an extension G atl its upper end engaging over the section 4 of the spout. The section 5 of the spout is longitudinallyslotted,.as at 7, and extended upward from the section at the opposite sides of the slot 7 are plates 8. These plates 8 will not only strengthen the section 5 of the spout, so that it may be made of comparatively thin iron, but will form guideways for an arm 9, extended through the slot and between the plates. The said arm 9 is formed by the ends of a ring 10, engaging around the lower end of the inner section 4of the spout. p Blocks 11 12 are arranged between the plates 8 at the ends. These blocks 11 12 by coming into engagement with the arm 9 will prevent the section 5 of the spout from moving too far in either direction. Attached to ward and is connected at its upper end to a metal plate 21, secured to the elevator-wall. As shown in the drawings, the support 2O may have a turnbuckle connection 22 with a rod 23, extended from the clip 1G. The rope 14 extends along the arm 17 and over apulley 24 at the inner end of said arm, and thence downward to the lower portion of the elevator.

On the upper end of the section 6 of the spout is a ring 25, to which a pulley-block 26 is connected. From this pulley-block 26 a rope 27 extends to a pulley-block 28, attached to the elevator-wall and thence downward to the lower portion of the elevator. In operation by drawing upon the rope 27 it is obvious that the sections 5 6 of the spout may be moved., longitudinally of the section 4 to shorten the spout as the bulk of grain increases in the boat to be loaded. By releasing the rope the movable section will slide down by gravity. The entire spout may be raised and lowered, as shown, by means of the rope 14.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as newV and desire lto secure by Letters Patentn 1. A grainspout, comprisingtwo telescopic sections, one of said sections being longitudinally slotted at the top and adapted to slide on the other section, an arm extended from the lower end of the upper ,section through said slot, means for vraising and loweringthe spout, and means for moving the movable section on the other section, substantially as specified.

2. A grainspout, comprising a section hava inga hinged connection with an elevator-wall, a lower section having an extension engaging around the first-named section, the said lower section being longitudinally slotted, slotted section may be moved longitudinally plates extended upward at opposite sides 'of of the hinged section.

the slot, an arm extended from the hinged 4 section and extended through the slot, a lift- ALBERT DELOSS BELLINGER ing-rope having connection with said arm, Witnesses:

and a draw-[rope having connection with the J. A. MURPHY,

extension of the slotted section, whereby said CEAS. MURPHY. 

